Never too young to rock
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Upon first glance, it’s your average North Idaho shop. Enter the door, walk the smooth concrete surface toward the back and get a closer look. Several doors stand upright...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Upon first glance, it’s your average North Idaho shop. Enter the door, walk the smooth concrete surface toward the back and get a closer look. Several doors stand upright...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Plenty of locals need no extra reason to see Sadie Sicilia in concert. The local singer and songwriter has a strong local following thanks to her powerful vocals and...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Sandpoint musician Patrice Webb was growing up, her father played piano in speakeasies during the Prohibition. “My grandma used to make moonshine in the bathtub,” Webb said. “During...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Coming back for a second year after a spectacular 2018 debut, the Northern Stars are rising again. The auditions, rehearsals and endless practice sessions are coming to an end,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Farmers Market was first launched 30 years ago, when local businesswoman Lois Wythe distributed flyers around town asking locals if they would be interested in having “high...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Local music fans have something special waiting for them this weekend when Bart Budwig rolls into town. The Inland Northwest singer-songwriter is known for his lush, evocative songs drawing...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The bands Mattox Farm Productions brings to town usually have a few things in common: they’re normally an Americana-based band, they’re often nationally touring and they always come with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Music is often meant to tell a story. Regardless of genre, musicians are storytellers in their own right, taking listeners on a journey through time and emotion while remaining...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When you play in a band in a small town, it’s important to change things up every once in awhile or you (and the crowd) will grow bored with...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The holiday season around Sandpoint wouldn’t quite be the same without the annual Shook Twins “Giving Thanks” concert, with John Craigie opening. The show takes place Saturday, Nov. 24...